Open AccessTransport and boma management techniques for black rhinoceros <i>Diceros bicomis</i> as used in the Etosha/Vaalbos operation
Author(s) -
JP Raath,
A.J. Hall-Martin
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v32i2.476
Subject(s) - rhinoceros , national park , geography , ecology , biology , archaeology
Selected Papers from the Rhinoceros Conservation Workshop, Skukuza, Kruger National Park,31 August – 4 September 1988 The translocation of six black rhinoceros from the Etosha National Park (Namibia) to the Vaalbos National Park (Republic of South Africa) is described. Data are provided on the transporting vehicle, the capture, transport and off-loading procedures followed while aspects of boma management are briefly dealt with